Van Gogh’s Flowering Trees

Spring is here! Well at least in my art room. You know I am a huge nature lover. I mean I LOVE flowers, trees and landscapes, etc. I thought, why not introduce my primary students to

Van Gogh’s Flowering Trees.

Single Blooming Peach Tree

The first project, created by my creative 2nd grade artists, was inspired by the Peach trees that Vincent had seen in a local orchard. He loved the petals that floated in the air. My students created beautiful mixed media peach trees.

Materials used in these paintings were tempera paints and oil pastels. The elements and principles of art focused on in this project are: tints, shades, texture, color and line, just to name a few.

Blooming Almond Branches

This second project was created by my 1st grade students using mixed materials of tempera paints and oil pastels. This was such a simple project yet when displayed on darker paper they really are striking.

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This 12 page digital pdf includes:Step by step full-color photo tutorials for each lessonHistorical background information about Vincent Van GoghFull color images of his paintings that inspired the art projectsLearning objectives for each art lessonVocabulary for each art lesson Supplies needed for each projectHelpful tipsStudent galleries for both projects

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I have been teaching elementary art for 20 years in Ohio. I love my job and watching my 750 students enjoy the process of creating. I love incorporating children's literature with art lessons, and anything to do with fun, colorful art. I am a mom to two lovable kids. I love to see fun projects and mix it up to create a new project. If you do post about a project please reference back to my blog. It is great getting comments and feedback to pass along to my students. Thanks for checking it out!
Enjoy, Laura